Well there is no turning back now, my wife and I are leaving apr.30 for 30 days, leaving the Kootenays heading for the east coast. First stop after work Cranbrook, day two somewhere between medicine hat or moosejaw, then down to the states aiming for deluth, between the great lakes to sault st. mari...

It seems like I read about using rope to keep the valves from moving while you change your seals, but then again I could be wrong... :D Maybe an old schooler can confirm this method.. Yeah, I've read this one as well - turn the engine until the cylinder bottoms out, then thread rope in through the ...

Hello and happy new season, my wife and I are just in the process of planning a cross Canada tour, cpl. questions ,anybody have a good estimate of time needed ,and any good places to stay for a reasonable price. Leaving Nelson BC may 1 ,have to be home for June 1

Well here we go again, it was a great year last season my wife and I traveled several thousand kilometers. Van Island, the BC interior ,several Kootenay tours and a trip to spoken. After a long winter it`s time to insure again, our friend Todd Whiteside walked us through a good refit- final drive re...

Hello ,my wife and I are going to Nova Scotia in July 2016 we are there for a week and we are looking for a bike to ride,
any ideas or info would help thanks.

moffat wrote:Thanks for the input, I have found the thread on how to do it

where did you find the thread ,bikes torn down and ready seals on the bench

moffat wrote:Thanks for the input, I have found the thread on how to do it

Can you tell me where this thread is please

It seems like I read about using rope to keep the valves from moving while you change your seals, but then again I could be wrong... :D Maybe an old schooler can confirm this method.. Yeah, I've read this one as well - turn the engine until the cylinder bottoms out, then thread rope in through the ...

Well Oct. 15th. came way to fast "Sadie" is parked for the season 23,400 klks. no issues ,toured Vancouver Island ,the BC interior, the Kootaney Hwys. and Mountain passes and commuted for 6 months Castlegar- Balfour 143 klks a day. She needs some TLC ,brake work ,fork seal and some valve seals but a...

looking for saddlebag lids and any other spare 1982 aspencade parts, engine covers, chrome , bits and pieces, and a hitch

Hello ,was riding with my daughter and when she got off she used the saddlebag lid as a leverpoint and it snapped in half ,looking for a Cpl lids color not important 1982 gl1100 Goldwing aspencade thanks

Barb's (right downtown, on the docks at Fisherman's Wharf in the inner harbor) is great - very much a seafood shack, with fantastic halibut & fries (very high ratings), and you can sit right on the docks while you eat. I don't know if she's still there, but for years there was a more-or-less tame s...

I have a nice waterfront campsite for rent in Thrums BC, 20 mins west of Nelson, it is on a 100ft x 200ft site ,has a 30ft trailer with running water and a genset for electricity, trailer sleeps six one separate bedroom, bathroom ,fold out couch, small bed and propane stove. Looking for $150.00 per ...

My wife and I are going to do a tour of Van. Is. any good seafood shacks y the ocean you can think of ,we`re trying for Victoria - port hardy

dtrider wrote:Sold and shipped. Thanks Brad.

Looking forward to it ,thank you ,Dwight

Hi dtrider 1. What is the asking price? 2. What were they new? 3. Where are you located? Thanks Brian As I mentioned in the original post, the cost for new is $480 and I'm asking $250. I'm in Meridian, Idaho (near Boise). I pm`ed you I`m interested in these sets need to know before end of week thanks

What a great start to a new riding season, bought a nice 82 aspencade feb. 14th 10,000 klks since then nice comfortable ride. What surprised me most as the bike is more comfortable for a long tour than my truck ,sitting position works well for me, I commute 150 klks a day this bike takes it like it`...

Lowrider1 wrote:Probably looks the same. I'll look for you on the boat.

Tall guy white shirt

Lowrider1 wrote:Will do...we have big yard too. Might be back up there before the tourists get too thick. We're doing Vancouver Island in September and not sure how were getting there yet...maybe in a cage. Thanks for the offer!!

we`re doing the island in aug been 22 yrs since last time

Lowrider1 wrote:My wife and I were up the East side of Kooteney Lake, took the ferry and down to Nelson and back to Sandpoint. Very nice ride and as usual, BC is beautiful!!

I work on the ferry ,tall guy white shirt might see you there

Well it`s been a nice yr. so far for biking, weather has been nice a little cold some gravel still on the roads but so far so good ,we`ve covered 6000 klks so far. A trip to Spokane two up , a day trip to Nakusp, a a day trip to osoyoos with the wife riding her silverwing, good times, anyone else go...

tbmhansen wrote:Did you find any chrome? I will have to check but I think I still have my chrome rails I took off my 82 silver/grey aspencade.

didn`t find any yet ,looking for the wraparound light bar and the little rack like addons to the saddlebag tops

I put about 24,000 miles in the saddle over the past 12 months. How many kilometers is that? Divide by 5, multiply by 8 (the other way round for kliks to miles) Therefore 24000miles = 38400kms - not exact but near enough 1600 klks to a mile so`s that's about hhhhmmmm oops 1600 kks to 1000 miles so`...

brettchallenger wrote:

HawkeyeGL1200 wrote:I put about 24,000 miles in the saddle over the past 12 months. How many kilometers is that?

Divide by 5, multiply by 8 (the other way round for kliks to miles)

Therefore 24000miles = 38400kms - not exact but near enough

1600 klks to a mile so`s that's about hhhhmmmm

Well its been almost two months since we`ve insured the wing (feb 14th) and so far we`ve covered almost 3500 klks and scored a nice little wing for the wife. Is anyone else out there yet